Jackson's Vaudeville Presents A Lively Bill Attracting Attention
The program features Skinner in Your Humble Servant and a dramatic troupe, with four acts packed with dialogue and strong characters. The Garden of My Fantasy, unique effects, and striking costumes headline a diverse bill. Three performances daily with matinee at 2:30 PM, shows at 7 and 8:30 PM, admission 10 cents.
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Jackson
Skinner
Car- Lafayette
Supreme Inter
Ile
Sue
Retto
Chefalo Co
Garden of My
Charleone Bros
Kraft
Do & Neat
Mills
Expert to Review Peck Method by Edward Feek
T Feek, renowned announcer, announced that Edward, chairman of New York Merchants' Disposal Committee, will inspect the revised Peck method of disposal. The visit aims to validate the updated procedure and its implementation.
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Riiw Vork
Market Rumors Keep Traders Cautious on Securities
Despite rumors and uncertain events, the stock market remains firm with strong foundations. Analysts note securities show resilience and favor orderly reactions as investors watch for clearer signals and support for continued gains.
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Watson, Alpers & I.o
Puron
Married at Sixteen Deserted at Seventeen Divorce Case
John Thoma of New Britain was divorced from Grace Steele Thoma of Bridgeport in Superior Court. Thoma, 16 at marriage on March 25 190, testified he gave all earnings to his wife and heard she stayed in an immoral house after leaving him on February 12 1906. He cited detention as grounds.
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Hartford
John Thoma
New Britain
Grace Thoma
Tulip Street
Bridgeport
Superior Court
Steele
Thomas
William J. Rawtings
Thoma
Thatia
One Legged Duck At Bridgeport Fair Stirs Curiosity
A humorous note invites visitors to inspect a one legged duck at the Bridgeport Pontry, m and Pet Stock Association exhibition at the armory. The piece playfully considers possible mishaps and oddities among poultry and fashion, mentioning Mollan's Boots and women’s footwear styles.
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Long Island
Christmas State
Bridgeport Pontry, m and Pet Stock Association
Asphalt paving pioneers and curious dream notes
A historical note traces asphalt pavement from natural rock mined in Switzerland to its spread across Paris and London by 1870, detailing the process and early applications. The text then shifts to brief digestes from London Scraps and London Chronicle, including a dramatic prompt-book scene and a club lunch debate on dreams, noting bravery in dreams.
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Val de Travers
Canton Neufchatel
Switzerland
Rue Bergere
Paris
London
Threadneedle Street
Cheapside
Exchange
Disappointment in a College Student's Progress
A neighbor asks Duelo Jed about his son at college. Uncle Jed replies the boy is “first rate,” paying his way, winning class honors, and being promised a professorship. The neighbor assumes the husky frame means he should play center. Chicago Tribune.
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Jed
Scott
Chicago ‘Tribune
Making a Life and its Contrasts
A brief aphorism from Success Magazine notes that many men earn well by a poor life while some achieve splendid lives with modest or scanty outcomes, highlighting the value of life quality over wealth.
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Success Magazine
Alpha chapter Theta Sigma holding annual dance event
Members of Alpha chapter Theta Sigma fraternity held their annual dance in Slocum's gym last evening with Harvey's orchestra. Nineteen dances on the program. patronesses Mrs William F Potter and Mrs William J Willis. committee: A W Gunn W H Arnold G H Roberts L R Darling. Attendees listed include many named guests and couples. A separate gathering at the Mehling home on Seaview Ave welcomed the new year with games and lunch. Mrs Gertrude Doherty Blyler and Kathryn Doherty are noted as spending holidays with relatives.
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Alpha Chapter
Theta Sigma Fraternity
Slocum
Harvey
William F. Potter
William Jc. Willis
A. W. Gunn
W. H. Arnold
G. H. Roberts
L. R. Darling
Seeley
Poland
Bursey
Wortman
Merriman
Hanson
Greeley
Potter
Britton
Marsh
Francis
Gregory
Adams
Martin
Gerbich
Beardsley
Lewis
Benjamin
Beach
Stearns
Booth
Hall
Farwell
Burnett
Vanstone
Hurlimann
Edwards and
Lee
Ensign
Lane
Baker
H. Wells
G. Wells
Stewart
Willis
Jones
Keeling
Howley
Gunn
Arnold
Darling
Roberts
Newman
L. E. Mehling
Seaview Avenue
Frank Ellis
Brooklyn
Spader
Portchester
Fred Bieger
Jennie Bieger
Harry
George G. Speer
Rock Island Flurry Triggers Exchange Probe
A New York Stock Exchange inquiry followed a sharp Rock Island stock surge that wiped out about 900000 dollars for outside investors. Rock Island common jumped 30 points in ten minutes as tipped buyers could not sell before the price fell back to start. Principal owners Daniel G Reid and the Moore brothers also hold stakes in Lehigh Valley, with plans to join its board on January 10.
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Board of Governors
New York Stock Exchange
Rock Island
Rock Island Common
Daniel G. Reid
Moore Brothers
Lehigh Valley Road
Dr Ives Wife Granted 20 Dollar Weekly Alimony
In Milford, Mrs Agnes E Cochrane Ives vs Dr John W Ives, Judge Bennett ordered temporary alimony of 20 dollars a week due to intolerable cruelty dating from October 1, 1907. Mrs Ives married Dr Ives June 18, 1902 and they have a child born May 9, 1909.
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Agnes E. Ives
Milford
John W. Ives
Bennett
New Haven
Ives
Agnes ©. Cochrane
Dr. Ives
Boston Welcomes New Year With Unprecedented Noise
Boston roared into the New Year with screams and horn blasts the busiest downtown crowds ever seen in the city. The bustle filled theatres and restaurants until early today, rivaling New York's celebration while surpassing previous Boston records for noise and crowds.
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United Press
Boston
Hich
New York
Poston
New England
Deaths and Funerals of Meyer and Vogel
The remains of Civil War veteran William J. Meyer were laid to rest at Lakeview cemetery after a 1:30 PM service at 117 Shelton Street. Rev. Hubert Dahme officiated with Elias Howe Post members in attendance. pallbearers included Meyer's sons and sons-in-law. August Vogel, longtime city resident, died from a skull fracture in Ansonia and was interred at Lakeview after a 2:30 PM funeral conducted by Rev. Herman G. Weimer.
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William J. Meyer
Alderman Meyer
Eleventh District
Lakeview Cemetery
Shelton Street
Hubert Dahme
St. Joseph's R. C. Church
Germany
Elias Howe, Jr
Post
Eugene Meyer
William T. Meyer
Winfield C. Meyer
Arthur W. Halsey
Harry B. Nichols
Ward M. Cowles
August Vogel
Ansonia
Hawley, Wilmot & Reynolds
State Street
Herman G. Weimer
German Reformed Church
Third Clyde liner suffers at sea
Wireless reports tell of the Clyde Line freighter Algonquin breaking off its tail shaft near Body Island after a blizzard. The vessel floated helplessly until the Apache towed her to safety, with the Algonquin now bound for New York under tow.
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United Press
New York
United Wireless Company
Clyde Line
Algonquin
Boston
Galveston
Charleston
Key West
Jacksonville
Body Island
North Carolina
Cape Hatteras
Manhattan Beach
Fraternal Lodge Officers Named At Local Meetings
Fred Schempp chosen Noble Grand of Lessing lodge I O F with Adam Schempp Jr as Vice Grand and a slate including Charles Bauer George Bauer Kasper Hoeller Martin Horschler Michael Neuert Sigmund Loewith Janitor Christian Damm Also Ursula Schaff elected Warden at Schiller lodge with John Gaussler John C Schwarz and others filling posts Edward Firkin selected Noble Grand of Arcanum lodge I O O with Howard West I P Stillman treasurer George Curtiss pianist A patrolmen entertainment followed Later Wowompon tribe IOR M elected Stephen White as Sachem Roland Kolb senior sagamore William Clark junior sagamore Thomas Hungerford Clarence Eddy wampum officers John Schweidtle Dwight Parker and three-year trustee Morris Gordon Also representatives to great council Danbury May Charles Roder William Louns bury John Schwerdtie marching band musician Stiles Northrop and other officers named across groups.
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Fred Schempp
Lessing Lodge
Adam Schempp, Jr
Charles Bauer
George Bauer
Kasper Hoeller
Martin Horschler
Michael Neuert
Sigmund Loewith
Christian Damm
Ursula Schaff
Schiller Lodge
John Gaussler
John C. Schwarz
William Koestner
Albert Schmidt
John, Getz
Fritz Maier, Sr
Fritz Gatussler
Edward Firkin
Arcanum Lodge
I. O
Howard
West
P. Stillman
George E. Curtiss
I B. Capron
Faux
Cody
Lundberg
Walker
Erb
Wowompon Tribe
Sachem
Stephen J. White
Sagamore
Roland S. Kolb
William Clark
Prophet
Thomas Hungerford
Clarence W. Eddy
John W. Schweidtle
Dwight A. Parker
J. H. Budau
Plot to Assassinate King Alfonso Nipped
Police in San Lucar Spain report the arrest of three Germans two Frenchmen and an Italian frustrated a plot to kill King Alfonso during his New Year visit. The suspects, known anarchists, were detained before harming the king and their presence in the city had drawn initial police suspicion.
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United Press
San Lucar
Spain
Alfonso
New Britain Becomes Scene of Street Fight Stabbing
New Britain, Jan. 1. Michael Covasky was probably fatally stabbed during a street fight. The knife pierced the lungs four inches. Michael Homken was arrested and charged with the stabbing after a quarrel over a girl.
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New Britain
Michael Covasky
Michael Homken
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